BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HOSPITALLER STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HOSPITALLER

STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.359

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

ARTS IN HOSPITALLER STUDIES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

8th January, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 5 of 2010, and by Legal Notices 289 of 2017, 13 of 2018

and 13 of 2022.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Degree of Master of Arts in Hospitaller Studies under the auspices

of the Faculty of Arts.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Arts;

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Master of Arts in Hospitaller Studies – M.A.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in Hospitaller

Studies – M.A.;

"the Postgraduate Certificate" means the Postgraduate Certificate

in Hospitaller Studies – P.G.Cert.;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Hospitaller Studies – P.G.Dip.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

a first cycle degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or

Category II.

(2) Applicants may be required to sit for an interview before

being accepted for the course to establish whether they have

sufficient proficiency in one of the following languages to be able

to profit from the Course: French, Italian, Spanish, or German.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which a total of 90 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are

assigned to taught study-units and 30 credits assigned to a

dissertation study-unit.

(1) Students who obtain at least 30 ECTS credits assigned to

taught study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HOSPITALLER

STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

Postgraduate Certificate.

(2) Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the course, or having proceeded do not successfully

complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of a

Postgraduate Diploma.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment

of not more than 20 credits, if following the course full-time, or not

more than 10 credits if following the course part-time, shall be

given the opportunity to re-sit the failed study-units during the

September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) or students who after re-assessment

fail to obtain credit for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have

failed the course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

third semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned a

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular

basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title of the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval not

later than six weeks before the end of the second semester.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of

studies, whether the student is following the course on a full-time

or a part-time basis. Such reports may include a recommendation to

either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student

to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if

the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances,

provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a)

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the

Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the student a

chance to be heard.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HOSPITALLER

STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the components of the

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the

relevant Board as necessary due to the part-time nature of the

course.